To Be - Past
I ___ at the party last night
was
I ___ at home last night.
wasn't, was not
Ask the question:
I was at the holiday party last week.
Were you at the holiday party last week?
I ___ for my part in the school play yesterday.
practiced
Verb: to wash
Sara and I ___ the dirty clothes last night.
washed
He ___ at school early this morning.
was
He ___ at school today because of an illness.
wasn't, was not
Ask the question:
She was late for school again today.
Was she late for school again today?
Don ___ playing the violin three days a week when he was a child.
practiced
Verb: to study
We didn't ___ for the social studies test yesterday in class.
study
were
They ___ at my birthday party because they had a soccer game.
weren't, were not
Ask the question:
They weren't at Science Club this afternoon?
Weren't they at Science Club this afternoon?
or
Were they at Science Club this afternoon?
I didn't ___ the words for the English test, so I got a bad grade.
practice
Verb: to try
The teacher ___ to give students extra credit projects, but they were not interested.
tried
My friends and I ___ singing in the concert two days ago.
were
Collin and I ___ at the university in 1995. We didn't start until 1998.
weren't, were not
Ask the question:
My friends and I weren't at that soccer game.
Weren't we at that soccer game?
or
Were we at that soccer game?
My brother and I didn't ___ the soccer moves our coach taught us.
practice
Verb: to stop
She ___ at the traffic light, but her friend didn't ___ and crossed the street anyway.
stopped, stop
Dana ___ at the university in 2010, but her brother ___ there in 2008.
was, was
Alex ___ at Reading Club today and his brother ___ at school either.
wasn't (was not), wasn't (was not)
Ask the question:
Jill and her husband weren't doctors.
Weren't they (Jill and her husband) doctors?
or
Were they (Jill and her husband) doctors?
practiced, practice
Verb: to watch
My friends and I ___ TV until midnight yesterday, but my younger brother didn't ___ TV with us.
watched, watch